Landhausviertel - Government Quarter in St. Pölten

The
Landhaus (Government) Quarter in St. Pölten, Lower Austria, is
located on the shores of the river Traisen.

Designed by Austrian
architect Ernst Hoffmann and built between 1992 and 1997, it serves
as the government district and is in an architectural contrast to the
old town. The parliament building is shaped like a ship and is
therefore known as Landtagsschiff. It is the seat of the Lower
Austrian parliament.

It is dominated by the 80 meter high
Klangturm (tower of sound)with accessible sound rooms. Besides that,
the Klangturm serves as an observation deck, weather camera and
transmission mast. After the Cathedral, it is the second highest
building in the city and one of the symbols of St. Pölten.

Alongside the premises of the State Government, the National
Library, the National Museum, a festival theater and the Regional
Center of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF are housed in the
Landhaus Quarter.